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2. Chart Types & Volume
- Created
- Jun 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2026
The series type controls how each bar of price is drawn. Change it from the series-type control in the toolbar; the choice applies to the active pane. Candlesticks are the default.
Available series types
| Type | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Candles | Classic OHLC candlesticks with colored bodies, borders, and wicks. The default. |
| Bars | OHLC bar (open tick on the left, close tick on the right), colored by direction. |
| Hollow candles | Candles drawn hollow on up bars and filled on down bars, emphasizing direction. |
| Volume candles | Candle outlines whose width/weighting reflects volume rather than fixed bodies. |
| Line | A single line through closing prices. |
| Line with markers | The close line with a point marker on every bar. |
| Step line | A stepped line that holds each close until the next bar. |
| Area | The close line with a shaded fill beneath it. |
| HLC area | High and low lines with shaded high↔close and close↔low bands. |
| Baseline | Close line split above/below a baseline price, tinted positive/negative. |
| Columns | A histogram of closing prices, colored by bar direction. |
| High-low | High-to-low ranges drawn as solid bars. |
| Heikin Ashi | Smoothed candles computed from averaged OHLC to highlight trend. |
Heikin Ashi candles are computed from averaged open/high/low/close values, so they smooth noise and make trends easier to read — but the plotted values are not raw prices.
Candle appearance
Candle colors, borders, and wicks are configurable: you can set separate up/down body colors, toggle borders and wicks, and hide candle bodies. Price precision (the number of decimal places) is also configurable. All of these live under the Symbol tab in Chart Settings.
Volume
Volume is part of the OHLCV data behind every bar and appears in the candle info line (the V value). Several built-in studies visualize volume directly on the chart — for example volume histograms, VWAP, OBV, and volume profile. Browse them in the Built-in Indicator Library.
Next steps
With price drawn the way you like, learn how to move around it.
Next: Navigating the Chart